The Oita District Court destroyed six civil lawsuit records that had been designated to be preserved permanently. The bereaved family, who was the plaintiff, has decided to submit a written opinion to the Supreme Court in order to prevent a recurrence.

While the destruction of records of juvenile cases and civil trials has become a problem in various places, it is clear that the Oita District Court destroyed the records of six civil trials that were designated as "special preservation" for permanent preservation. has become



One of these cases was in August 2009 in a civil trial over an accident in which Kenta Kudo, a second-year student at Takeda Prefectural High School, collapsed from heat stroke during kendo club activities and later died. Records were discarded in a month.



In response to this, Kenta's parents will submit a written opinion to the Supreme Court on the 13th of this month, requesting an investigation of the detailed circumstances of the disposal and prevention of recurrence.



In response to the interview, the parents said, ``For us, the records of the trial are not just a piece of paper, but an important material like a talisman to prevent it from happening again in the future, and it is out of the question to discard it. , Even if it doesn't return to its original form, I want it to be returned to the court in a form close to its original form."